Google launching YouTube Music Key

Google’s long-rumoured YouTube music service will be branded ‘YouTube Music Key’ and feature more than 20 million songs and videos curated specifically for YouTube.

The music service will offer a 30-day free trial, with a $9.99 monthly subscription giving access to “high-quality tracks – complete albums, organised into artist discographies”, specifically for YouTube with both video and audio-only streaming and offline listening.

The YouTube service will reportedly link in with Google’s existing Play Music All Access music subscription service, which costs $9.99 or £9.99 a month in the UK and is expected to be rebranded Google Play Music Key.

The service will offer concert footage, covers and remixes in addition to the official discographies of artists, according to reports. Itwill be available through a browser on a computer as well as through smartphones, tablets and on Google Chromecast.